Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Colleagues, family, and friends of U.S. Air Force Col. Nelson Perron, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, douse him with water following his final flight at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. For Perron, this marked the end of his Air Force pilot career that included approximately 3,500 flying hours in the KC-46A and KC-135. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing and Pease Fire Department line up on the flight line on a cloudy, rainy day at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. Service members and firefighters said farewell to Col. Nelson Perron, 157th ARW commander, following his final flight. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April S. Jackson)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing line up to bid farewell to Col. Nelson Perron, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, following his final flight at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. For Perron, this marked the end of his Air Force pilot career that included approximately 3,500 flight hours in the KC-46A and KC-135. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April S.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing line up to bid farewell to Col. Nelson Perron, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, following his final flight at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. For Perron, this marked the end of his Air Force pilot career that included approximately 3,500 flight hours in the KC-46A and KC-135. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April S.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing line up to bid farewell to Col. Nelson Perron, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, following his final flight at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. For Perron, this marked the end of his Air Force pilot career that included approximately 3,500 flight hours in the KC-46A and KC-135. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April S.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing line up to bid farewell to Col. Nelson Perron, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, following his final flight at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. For Perron, this marked the end of his Air Force pilot career that included approximately 3,500 flight hours in the KC-46A and KC-135. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April S.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Adam Perron, son of U.S. Air Force Col. Nelson Perron, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, marshals in a KC-46A Pegasus operated by his father at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. For Nelson Perron, this marked the end of his Air Force pilot career that included approximately 3,500 flight hours in the KC-46A and KC-135. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April S.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. April Jackson | 157th Air Refueling Wing | 10.30.2025
Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing line up to bid farewell to Col. Nelson Perron, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, following his final flight at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Oct. 30, 2025. For Perron, this marked the end of his Air Force pilot career that included approximately 3,500 flight hours in the KC-46A and KC-135. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. April S.......